{"id":250480,"date":"2023-09-22T06:09:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=307675"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:10:25","slug":"bombshell-the-cma-would-have-provisionally-approved-the-purchase-of-microsoft-from-activision-blizzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bombshell-the-cma-would-have-provisionally-approved-the-purchase-of-microsoft-from-activision-blizzard\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombshell: The CMA has provisionally approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As we know, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has remained the final major hurdle to the deal’s closure<\/a>, initially blocking the acquisition in April.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Microsoft attempted to restructure its acquisition proposal by agreeing to sell cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft<\/a>, leading the CMA to initiate a new investigation into the merger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We now know that this move seems to have been enough to satisfy the CMA, which has published its provisional decision<\/a> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The CMA just said that the new deal proposed by Microsoft substantially addresses their original concerns.

Calling it now. Been calling it since day 1.

This is a done deal.https:\/\/t.co\/gGz7LURyQ4<\/a><\/p>— Destin (@DestinLegarie) September 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>